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Chiswick vs Richmond

Richmond leads Chiswick overall on the Balanced preset — 49 to 43 out of 100 — taking 5 of the 9 layers scored here by a clear margin (5+ points) to Chiswick's 0.

Chiswick here means the Chiswick Homefields ward — Hounslow scores three Chiswick wards separately.

Richmond here means the South Richmond ward; the town is split between North Richmond and South Richmond wards.

Score by score

The nine layers, side by side

Scores as of 5 Jul 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Apr 2026 · air 2022 · sources

Chiswick Homefields

Hounslow

43
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South Richmond leads by 6 on overall score

South Richmond

Richmond upon Thames

49
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  • Heritage
    75/ 100
    South Richmond leads by 14 on heritage
    89/ 100
  • Connectivity
    42/ 100
    South Richmond leads by 8 on connectivity
    50/ 100
  • Area development
    1/ 100
    South Richmond leads by 1 on area development
    2/ 100
  • Property prices & growth
    31/ 100
    South Richmond leads by 1 on property prices & growth
    32/ 100
  • Cultural Signal
    24/ 100
    South Richmond leads by 11 on cultural signal
    35/ 100
  • Nature Access
    69/ 100
    South Richmond leads by 9 on nature access
    78/ 100
  • Safety
    59/ 100
    South Richmond leads by 3 on safety
    62/ 100
  • Air & Quiet
    34/ 100
    South Richmond leads by 10 on air & quiet
    44/ 100
  • Education
    49/ 100
    South Richmond leads by 3 on education
    52/ 100
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Chiswick or Richmond?

Chiswick

Chiswick Homefields ward · Hounslow

On the layers scored here Chiswick never gets in front of Richmond — the data case for choosing it rests on what a ward average can't capture: the specific street, the specific home, your own commute.

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Richmond

South Richmond ward · Richmond upon Thames

Choose Richmond if heritage, cultural signal and air & quiet outrank the rest of your list — it leads on heritage (+14), cultural signal (+11) and air & quiet (+10).

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